Police officers shoot dead Nairobi's most wanted criminal

- Shimoli Junior was shot and killed after a botched robbery in Jericho estate

- Two of his accomplices escaped with gunshot wounds

- A gun loaded with bullets was recovered from him

- Shimoli's father, also a wanted criminal, was shot dead in 2017

One of Nairobi's most wanted robbers, Shimoli Junior, was on Friday, May 11, killed in Jericho after a botched robbery.

Detectives from Buruburu Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) got information that a gang of three young men was robbing members of the public at around 9.40am at the Kanu stage within Jericho Estate.

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Police acted swiftly and killed Shimoli Junior, while two of his accomplices escaped to Kiambiu slums with gunshot wounds.